This pocket-sized gizmo makes you wonder how you ever lived without one, especially when travelling. It is a regular traveller’s Wi-Fi router which not only supports 3G, but is also truly portable when powered by its removable 1,880mAh battery.

This means it is equally at home sitting on your desk or tucked in your pocket.

When travelling, you can carry this portable router around and your friends can surf the Web via the device. At home, you can plug it into a wall socket.

The only downside is that when compared with dedicated MiFi routers, the Edimax device requires an additional 3G USB modem, which you plug into the device’s USB port.

However, the Edimax is an almost full-featured Wi-Fi router here, with support for encryption standards such as WEP, WPA and WPA2, so your data is well-protected when it is sent over the air.

It also comes with advanced features like Quality of Service (QoS) and Denial of Service protection. The former lets you prioritise traffic for better performance. The latter protects you from Web attacks.

The most appealing aspect of this gizmo, however, is its ease of use. I plugged a Huawei E1550 3G modem into its USB port and within seconds, I was online with my laptop via the router’s Wi-Fi link. No software installation was needed.